The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-27
Local and state Notes.

hundred years bearing interest at the rate of 5
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Local Stare Notes
The Bee-line last week dropped the frst-class
rate from indianapolis to New York 81. making
1t $18, and yesterday the Pennsylvania met the
reduction.
Geo. W. Seibert, of this city formerly pas
senger conductor the l.. B. g w. road, has
road, which he will probably accept.
Thus far this month the I. g. ST. L. division of
the Decline has shown increase each week
of from Sc, 600 to $1,000. as compared with the
earnings of the corresponding weeks of 1856
Mort. Alexander, who recently resigned as
passenger conductor the j., NJ & /. road, has
accepted similar position the Missouri
Pacific, on one Of its roads running out of Kan
sas City west.
The United States Express Company yester-
day commenced billing from Indianapolis to all
points on the Queen City e. Crescent route this
system being one of those they secure through
the Baltimore q Ohio deal.
The question OF wages of en- gineers and fire.
men on the Lake Erie e. Western road has been
satisfactorily adjusted, General manager Brad
bury coming to their views regards payment
Tor overtime while out on the line.
Said an observing, prudent railroad official
yesterday: II fear that some of the roads in
these rate wars are laying the foundation for
paying numerous So. 900 fines, as they are volat-
ing the provisions of the interstate law with
reckless hand.
The secretary Of the Indianapolis Rate Asso-
citation has become disguised. He saws he will
spend nc more time in preparing sheets to
govern the passenger business until some dspo-
siton is shown on the part of passenger agents
TO maintain rates.
The Toledo, st. Louis 6 Kansas City road is
getting some of their equipment to run
between Frankfort. Ind, and Toledo and 1t is
second to none run on Western roads. Only be-
tween these points can their standard-gauge
equipment be run
The passenger agents of both the Bee line and
the Vandalia have been doing some good work
the last few days securing business for St.
Louis, as the avilyoaded trains which were
rolled OUT of the Union Depot yesterday noon
and last night bore testimony.
Several roads have notified VIM. Shattuc,
general passenger agent of the Ohio q Mlssis-
sipri. who is held responsible largely for the
present rate war, that they would exact full To-
cal rate for every ticket bis agent sold reading
over their road which was sold at rate.
The general freight agents of the roads cross
ing Illinois have again gone to work rates,
they attempting to remove the discrepancies
between the State and inter state rates. Mean
slime the commissioners of Illinois hold in abey-
ance the complaints filed against certain roads.
H. r. Dering, the veteran passen ger agent, and
who was prominent in the passenger-rate war of
1875 when Robert Garrett and Tom Scott bucked
horns, says that the present rate war and
eral decentralization in rates was inaugurated
the slightest pretext that he had ever known
rate war.
special train over the c. II. e. road yes
terday made the run from Hamilton to Indian
npolis, ninety nine miles, in two hours and
twenty minutes The train consisted of bag
gage-car, three day coaches and three parlor
cars: carving mem oers of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
Vice-presdent Potter, of the Union Pacific
when charged with a want OF consistency in
some of his N ethods and demands upon the Chi
sago lines, remarks that he is the other side
of the river now and takes different view Of
thires than when he was fighting the battles of
the Burlington.
Friends of the Wabash road east of the river
~ IT, -
property was in honest hands it would DO one of
the best roads crossing Indiana. are pointing to
the Handsome earnings the road is now making
and the handsome surplus each month Receiver
McNulta is showing, with pride.
The American Express Company will Oct. l.
put on a handsome double team specially to do
the work on Meridian street. Heretofore six
single wagons have done the calling and deliv-
cry work The aggressive steps the United
States Express Company is taking is stirring the
other old companies up wonderfully.
N < Elliott. superintendent of transporta-
ton on the Vandaia, spent yesterday in the
city to see that the several trains carrying the
Grand Army Of the Republic got off promptly.
During the day, in addition to their regular
trains, they had ten specials into St. Louis. five
leaving Indianapolis on train number ones time,
II noon.
committee from the Georgia division Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has been in
the city for a day or two for the pur pose of
gathering information as to the mode of running
fairs succes sfully, the division, whose head
a fair which they propose to make natl onal in
character.
Through freight business from Chicago, as
well as from this point. has fallen off considera-
bly, the last few days, but the west bound move
ment is heavy beyond precedent. The same is
true Of local traffic all the great Central
States. and as it is much more profitable to
carry it ia of much greater importance than
through business.
The Pennsylvania Company has created new
position-that of legal agent His duties are to
look after all details in case of wrecks accidents
or deaths on the lines of the road and report to
the company and make arrangements with the
coroner In cases where train men will have to
appear as witnesses. Marshall Houghton, of
Plttsburc has been appointed legal agent Oh the
Pittsburg division.
Fourteen of the Bee-lne engines are now
equipped with the Boothe slide valve. and with
TINS device the engines hauling two moro
freight cars TO train, and the passenger engines
are making some remarkable ruus and on both a
marked saving of fuel is noticeable and the
prospects are good that MIR. Boothe who is a
worthy mechanic in the Decline shops at
Briehtwood. will in time reap a competency
from this invention.
The value of the Belt road in relieving the
Union tracks of freight trains was never more
apparent than at the present time. when passen-
ger business nearly monopolizes the Union
tracks. The Belt road train records show that
there were transferred over the Belt road last
week H. 1868 cars. being the largest weeks bust
pess ever done over the road, and an increase of
2.S58 csrs over the number transferred over the
Belt road the corresponding week in 1886.
Superintendent Whi.comb says that the new
Union Depot commenced none too quick;
that since he accepted the superintendency of
the Union railway the ordinary passenger bust
ness has doubled in volume. and when there are
special occasions like the State fair the pres
ent movement of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, it is almost impossible to handle the
trains safely with the present facilities In this
connection II is proper to say that the depot
officials are receiving commentators comments
that they handled the crowds last week which
arrived and departed the Union Depot with
put accident ana without the usual amount
or pocket picking.
Agents at the ay-stations now begin to feel
that they are of considerable Importance. the
Interstate law working in their favor. The
shipments OF carload lots from their stations
have become more pumerons and their ability
agents ia more taxed, they now called
upon TO do through billing. and to do this they